Health of Aging Family Caregivers in Illinois (2010). Yamaki, K., Hsieh, K. & Heller T.This brief compares the rates of obesity between adults with and without I/DD from 1985 to 2000. It is based on an analysis of the National Health Interview Surveys.

Latina mothers caring for a son or daughter with autism or schizophrenia: Similarities, differences and the relationship between co-residency and maternal well-being. Magaña S & Ghosh, S. (2010). Journal of Family and Social Work, 13, 227-250.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2903044/

Family Support Interventions for Families of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2009). Heller, T. & Schindler, A. In L.M. Glidden and M.M. Seltzer (Eds.), International review of research in mental retardation, Vol. 37, (pp. 299-333). Oxford, U.K.: Elsevier Ltd. Though families are considered the primary provider of support to people with intellectual and developmental …

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